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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 377378" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>As long as the calf is eating grain and it is kept on grain the results fomr bottle feeding and weaning at 7-8 weeks will produce just as good a calf as a calf nursing the cow.</p><p>Dairys have been doing it for years and at well managed dairys you never see the potty sorry looking calves that you see from most people that don;t raise bottle calves as a regular thing. If a calf on it's mother was feed the grain that is required for a properly raised bottle calf there would be no reason to leave it on the cow except that it's cheaper that way.</p><p>The important part is adequate nutrition for the calf to grow properly. Wether it's from a cow for 205 days or a sack for 7-8 weeks, the nutrition to grow peoperly is the element that is most often neglected. I have a neighbor that raises his calves on the cow and they're the sorriest bunch of pot gutted calves I've seen in a long time. The cows don;t milk enough to raise a decent mouse and the pasture is grazed to the dirt.</p><p></p><p>dun</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 377378, member: 34"] As long as the calf is eating grain and it is kept on grain the results fomr bottle feeding and weaning at 7-8 weeks will produce just as good a calf as a calf nursing the cow. Dairys have been doing it for years and at well managed dairys you never see the potty sorry looking calves that you see from most people that don;t raise bottle calves as a regular thing. If a calf on it's mother was feed the grain that is required for a properly raised bottle calf there would be no reason to leave it on the cow except that it's cheaper that way. The important part is adequate nutrition for the calf to grow properly. Wether it's from a cow for 205 days or a sack for 7-8 weeks, the nutrition to grow peoperly is the element that is most often neglected. I have a neighbor that raises his calves on the cow and they're the sorriest bunch of pot gutted calves I've seen in a long time. The cows don;t milk enough to raise a decent mouse and the pasture is grazed to the dirt. dun [/QUOTE]
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